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Rockies drop road opener
Mets 6, Rockies 3
Matt Holliday congratulates Garrett Atkins (right) on his two-run homer. (Ed Betz/AP)
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
A Garrett Atkins' two-run homer and an RBI single by Byung-Hyun Kim was all the runs Colorado could manage off Steve Trachsel in dropping the series opener to the Mets. Kim had a rough outing, as the righty gave up six earned runs on eight hits to pick up the loss.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: August 18, 2006
NYY 12
BOS 4
F
STL 11
CHC 3
F
OAK 1
KC 7
F
OAK 3
KC 5
F
TEX 2
DET 1
F
TOR 2
BAL 7
F
WSH 6
PHI 4
F
COL 3
NYM 6
F
PIT 7
CIN 3
F
CLE 5
TB 6
F
ATL 6
FLA 1
F
HOU 2
MIL 3
F
NYY 14
BOS 11
F
CWS 3
MIN 7
F
ARI 2
SD 8
F
SEA 0
LAA 3
F
LAD 3
SF 7
F
COL
Colorado (59-63)
Lost 1 		NY Mets 6, Colorado 3   NYM
NY Mets (73-48)
Won 2
August 18, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Colorado
 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0   3 9 0
NY Mets
 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 X   6 11 0
Standings thru 8/18/06  |  Gameday  |  Rockies Stats  |  Mets Stats
ColoradoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Carroll, 2B5010001.302
Sullivan, CF3010010.280
Helton, 1B4000012.295
Holliday, LF4110011.327
Atkins, 3B4132000.309
Hawpe, RF3000111.293
Torrealba, C3120112.260
Barmes, SS3000114.235
Kim, P2011010.179
  Martin, P0000000.000
  a-Gonzalez, PH1000000.248
  Mesa, P0000000.000
  b-Spilborghs, PH1000011.286
Totals333933812 

a-Grounded out for Martin in the 7th. b-Struck out for Mesa in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Carroll (20, Trachsel), Torrealba (12, Trachsel).
HR: Atkins (20, 4th inning off Trachsel, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Carroll 2; Sullivan; Holliday; Atkins 6; Torrealba 3; Kim.
RBI: Atkins 2 (84), Kim (3).
2-out RBI: Kim.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Holliday; Barmes; Carroll.
S: Sullivan.
GIDP: Helton.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (Barmes-Carroll-Helton).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS5010000.297
Lo Duca, C5000001.308
Beltran, CF3220210.291
Delgado, 1B2110201.254
Wright, 3B4122002.305
Tucker, LF4011002.238
Woodward, 2B2121000.233
Chavez, RF4122002.298
Trachsel, P3000023.098
  a-Ledee, PH1000001.212
  Bradford, P0000000.000
  Wagner, P0000000.000
Totals3361164312 

a-Flied out for Trachsel in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Wright (31, Kim), Tucker (2, Kim), Beltran (32, Martin).
HR: Chavez (3, 4th inning off Kim, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Reyes; Beltran 3; Delgado; Wright 3; Tucker 2; Woodward 2; Chavez 5.
RBI: Wright 2 (88), Chavez 2 (31), Tucker (4), Woodward (16).
2-out RBI: Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Trachsel; Tucker 2; Wright.
SF: Woodward.
GIDP: Lo Duca.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Beltran (15, 3rd base off Martin/Torrealba).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Beltran (Barmes at 3rd base).
DP: (Woodward-Reyes-Delgado).
 
ColoradoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kim (L, 7-8)4.18663114.94
Martin 1.21001104.30
Mesa 2.02000103.46
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Trachsel (W, 12-5)7.07333614.79
Bradford (H, 9)1.01000003.00
Wagner (S, 29)1.01000202.35

IBB: Barmes (by Trachsel).
HBP: Woodward (by Kim).
Pitches-strikes: Kim 90-59, Martin 32-20, Mesa 14-13, Trachsel 106-63, Bradford 10-9, Wagner 21-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Kim 7-5, Martin 1-3, Mesa 4-1, Trachsel 8-6, Bradford 1-2, Wagner 0-1.
Batters faced: Kim 25, Martin 7, Mesa 7, Trachsel 29, Bradford 4, Wagner 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Martin 1-0.
Umpires: HP: John Hirschbeck. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 76 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 2:43.
Att: 35,325.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner